… on the Scottish border from Otterburn to Homildon Hill, 1388-1402.
"The violent life of the medieval knight and men-at-arms was defined by the societal structures of feudalism, crucial to the early periods of Anglo-Scottish conflict from the First Edwardian War (1296-1328) into the start of the 15th century when the English turned their attention to the kingdom of the Scots yet again. Especially true during King Edward I's early reign when the major battles of the Scottish War of Independence were being decided in 1296-1314, ending with the Treaty of Northampton in the year 1328 which made Robert the Bruce (b.1274-1329), Robert I, King of Scots.
Shortly the signing of the treaty in a letter dated July 1328, King Robert sent a letter to Henry de Percy, second Baron of Alnwick [2] (b.1299-1351) affirming Baron de Percy and his heirs their rightful claim to the southern territories of the Scottish Kingdom. Of the several notable Scottish knights who witnessed the King affixing his seal that day was a member of the Douglas clan, James the Lord of Douglas, patriarch of a family who would break this vow in the years to come, seeking war with the Percys for more than one hundred years thereafter. [3][4] The Douglas clan although never ruling as kings held immense power in Scotland as one of the most influential and respected Clans of the Highland or Lowland regions.
The Douglas Clan like the Percys of Alnwick, were a family of legendary martial prowess within their own ancestral lands. They could call many men to their banners and these warriors were loyal and battle-hardened men. The Percy-Douglas rivalry is a distinct segment of the Douglas clans history especially within a violent society of inter-clan blood feuds, plotting, assassinations, and violent usurpations carried out by the noble classes…"
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